✎ new psg g : leandro paredes

══❍ hey everyone! i'm here today with a post about the new singing that psg made in the january transfer window - leandro paredes. today i'll tell you a bit about him and his career so far. i hope you enjoy!

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✎៚❐ = who is he?

══❍ the 24-year-old from san justo in the buenos aires region came through the academy at boca juniors, one of the argentine capital's leading clubs. whilst at boca he won the apertura championship (2011) and an argentine cup (2012) before moving to italy, spending two seasons at as roma (2014-2015 and 2016-2017) playing 54 matches.

══❍ the argentinian international (9 caps, 1 goal) moved to zenit st petersburg in the summer of 2017, contributing 10 goals and 15 assists in 61 matches in all competitions for the current leader of the russian championship. leandro will wear the number 8 jersey for the rouge et bleu.

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✎៚❐ = career and stats

══❍ after emerging from the boca juniors youth academy, leandro played 29 times (scoring five goals) in four seasons with the first team, before ing as roma, where he played 54 matches, in all competitions, and scoring four goals between 2014 and 2017, either side of a successful season-long loan at empoli.

══❍ ing zenit in 2017-18, the argentinian shined with the st petersburg club in the russian premier league. with ten goals and 15 assists, in all competitions, paredes is a midfielder capable of winning possession and immediately breaking forward, always looking to break the lines and play positive football. technically accomplished, he works tirelessly for the team, as his stats profess: since g in russia, he leads the league for the most es leading to a shot on goal (98) and the most successful crosses (83).

══❍ paredes also knows how to make the difference with the ball at his feet in a side that dominates possession, qualities close to the heart of coach thomas tuchel. this season, with zenit, leandro has recorded 81.8% successful dribbles - a statistic that will delight paris saint-germain’s german coach who loves this style of player; both elegant and decisive. an argentina international since 2017, leandro just missed out on jorge sampaoli’s squad for the 2018 World Cup, but the man from san justo now boasts nine caps and one goal for his country and is promised a big future in albiceleste. as well as big future in rouge et bleu.

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✎៚❐ = contract

══❍ the contract was signed nearly a week ago. leandro paredes is tied up to the french capital until 30 june 2023. this is what paredes said after he signed his professional contract :

══❍ "i'm very proud to be ing paris saint-germain, said leandro paredes on g his contract. after my previous experiences in italy and russia, i now have this fantastic opportunity, not only to discover a new league, but above all one to wear one the most prestigious club jerseys in the world. i'd like to thank the chairman and the coach for the confidence they have shown in me by g me. we all know the extraordinary sporting dimension of paris saint-germain, its players and staff. i share the same high ambitions and i will do everything i can to give my club what it expects of me as a midfielder. i also look forward to the ionate atmosphere of the parc des princes, as I grew up with football fever in argentina.”

══❍ tysm for reading, i hope you enjoyed it! the post was based on the info from psg official app. let me know your thoughts on paredes in the comments!